Professional Development Series

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a safe and happy workplace, where everyone is respected and treated equally, we’ve been hosting a series of workshops for all of our people.

So far this year we’ve undertaken workshops in:

first aid

foundations of cultural awareness

bullying prevention

recognising abuse and neglect.

Later this year we’ll be holding an Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training Program, hosted by Kangan Institute’s Indigenous Education Centre.

Cultural awareness

This workshop introduced key concepts of migration, diversity and cultural competence. We explored our own culture and values through engaging activities while reflecting on how these affect workplace interactions. We also discussed and developed strategies and tools for effective cross-cultural communication.

The training covered:

exploring personal cultural understandings

cultural competence and incompetence

recognising the impact of culture on service provision

successful strategies for working with people from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

Bullying prevention

Our entire workforce went through a comprehensive bullying prevention program. We had over 170 people complete the training which was coordinated over six workshops in three days. A huge thank you to Bully Zero and the facilitator, Tahli Hilton, for putting on a brilliant and meaningful program.

The training covered:

the real impact of bullying

the effect on employees and the organisation

what is and what isn’t bullying

cyberbullying and the impact of social media

how to handle bullying

bullying prevention mechanisms and resolution strategies

the 7 steps of resilience

Brite’s Code of Conduct, and bullying policy and procedures

support available within Brite

raising a complaint at work

bullying intervention and being an upstander, not a bystander

positive workplace cultures.

Preventing and responding to abuse, assault and risk of harm

This course provided our people with the awareness of the issues and tools to understand our own responsibilities and organisational procedures around identifying and managing any instances of abuse and neglect.

The training covered:

attitudes, myths and facts associated with abuse, assault and risk of harm

indicators of abuse

the power of the grooming process and offender behaviours

common indicators of abuse, assault and risk of harm

how to support alleged victims

the role of government agencies

individual responsibilities in relation to legislative requirements and organisational policy

procedures in relation to disclosure of abuse, assault or risk of harm of people with disability.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the training and for your ongoing commitment to make Brite a great place to work!